Social Progress Index analysis

There is a positive but nuanced relationship between a country’s level of foreign direct investment (FDI) and their level of social progress. A report by Deloitte Global and Social Progress Imperative shows how better aligning the two, business, government and non-government organizations can drive real and inclusive growth. 

The social index calls for more action by business and government to spread wealth. Deloitte Global Chairman Steve Almond joins MoneyBeat.

The 2030 report takes the Social Progress Index and then extrapolates it forward, making assumptions about GDP growth and then looks at all of the other variables and plots the expected social progress improvement around the world.

In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) announced that its 193 members had unanimously adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—also called Global Goals—to take the place of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the push for which will end with the close of 2015.